HorlockofFiretopMountain
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But surely they have something better than the back of a fag packet estimate, that even though they produce and own, is shared with their customer as a commitment, albeit with caveats. Otherwise how do keep track the delays in order to understand what is warranted and what is unwarranted.As @Chris in London previously alluded members of the judiciary (and by extension members of this panel) can be subject to censure if there are unwarranted delays but “as soon as practicable” is deliberately widely worded to afford the panel wide discretion when making (and writing up) their determination.
The members of the panel will, post hearing, unquestionably align their diaries, and divvy the work of writing the decision up between them, which provides a schedule of sorts, but the timetable will be theirs, and theirs alone to set. This independence is important to maintain their impartiality without undue pressure from outside sources and to ensure that their decision is as appeal proof as possible. And with a panel of three there will be lots of moving parts.
As for the moving parts, you would hope there is some sort of framework to pull it all together rather than through it at the wall and see how long it takes to run down. And liaising with, organising and tracking the inputs and outputs of 3 panel members (and their staff) should be within the capability of most project/office managers, unless they trained at 3 Equity Court......
